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Independent Media Must Stay Strong!

Local public stations like KZYX are unique because our daily programming is tailored to the communities we serve. We have the means to build bridges between those communities no matter how far apart they may be.

KZYX exists because of you. In these uncertain times, our mission to keep our listeners informed, entertained, and connected is more critical than ever. As the year draws to a close, please consider making a tax-deductible contribution to the station you rely on for updates of all kinds – local, regional, national, and international.

This December, we’re trying something new to complement our traditional year-end outreach. KZYX is taking part in a nationwide fundraising effort, sponsored by the National Federation of Community Broadcasters, a network of small stations like ours, dedicated to supporting each other’s efforts to keep independent media strong. Called “GiveBig to MyStation”, the campaign is a 48-hour event for local public stations across the nation on December 29th and 30th. Your donation comes directly to KZYX, but by adding your voice to this effort, you are encouraging the work of community stations like ours all over the country. You can learn more about it by visiting the GiveBig to MyStation website.

Whether you send in your donation today, in the enclosed envelope, or or donate through the GiveBig to MyStation campaign, your contribution is critical to the survival of a rare and precious resource - independent media - right here in Mendocino County. Thanks for doing what you can!

Morning News for Wednesday, December 5th

On the Redwood Coast, Rain today & tomorrow. It will be Cloudy with a slight chance of showers through the weekend and Sunny beginning next Monday.

RAIN WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT WITH WIDESPREADAMOUNTS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES AND LOCALIZED AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 5 INCHESACROSS SOUTHWEST-FACING TERRAIN

The union for Lake county sheriff's deputies urged Anthony Farrington, a Lake County supervisor and private attorney, to resign from elected office should he continue representing people in cases involving any county agency.

"As an attorney, Farrington is required to place his client's best interests ahead of all other interests, including those of the county, which Supervisor Farrington is required to serve," Deputy Sheriff's Association president Gary Frace wrote on the organization's behalf Monday.

Farrington, who began practicing law in May and was elected to his fourth term in office in June, vowed Monday to continue serving as the supervisor of District 4.

"I'm not going to step down," Farrington said.

He planned to send a request to the California Fair Political Practices Commission requesting a written advice letter on whether there is a conflict with him practicing criminal or civil law while serving on the Board of Supervisors.

If the commission deems a conflict exists,Farrington said he would "change my practice to conform to any concerns that they may have.

The comments by the union came in the wake of Farrington asking for documents from the Lake County Sheriff's Office (LCSO) on behalf of a now-former client.

The landlord for Oakland's largest medical marijuana dispensary, Harborside Health Center, cannot evict the business just because the federal government has threatened to seize the property.

Chretien filed an eviction notice in Alameda County Superior Court saying Harborside has violated its lease by violating federal law.

But Alameda County Superior Court Judge Evelio Grillo ruled that under state law, Harborside was running a legal business and had not violated its lease.

The ruling will result in Harborside staying open until the federal courts decide if Haag has a right to seize the property and attempt to shut down the dispensary. That case is expected to begin next month with a pretrial conference.

A packed house of Lake County residents learned firsthand about the Clear Lake hitchand the petition to list it as an endangered species at a workshop last night.

The Center for Biological Diversity filed a petition to list the Clear Lake hitch as endangered species on Sept. 25 because surveys have shown a dramatic decline in the number of fish.

John Ambrose, an expert on endangered species, explained that the FWS has 90 days make an initial finding on the merits of the petition and if they decide that a species should be investigated, the agency then has one year .

In practical terms it could take years before the hitch is actually declared endangered

Greg Giusti of the University of California system said there are far fewer hitch today than there were 20 years agodue to less plankton food , poor spawning conditions & predation by other fish and birds.

Stay Tuned for Forthright Radio; Wednesday @ 9:00 AM

Joy LaClaire’s guest is award winning political cartoonist and activist, Stephanie McMillan. Her latest book, THE BEGINNING OF THE AMERICAN FALL: A COMICS JOURNALIST INSIDE THE OCCUPY WALL STREET MOVEMENT, was awarded the RFKCenter for Justice and Human Rights 2012 Journalism Award. Also an update of Occupy's outstanding performance in the aftermath of Super Storm Sandy, even after so many had been speaking of it in the past tense.

The 2017 MCPB Board Election

The KZYX&Z Board of directors has 3 seats open for election 2017: District 3—Willits/Laytonvile/Covelo; District 4—the coast; and an at-large seat for Mendocino or contiguous county residents.

To run for the Board you must be a station member; be able to carry out the responsibilities of a board member as described on the KZYX.org elections web page, and submit an application by 30 January.The application is available online or from the station. Submit it with your ballot statement by e-mail, by snail mail, or in person at the Philo studio.

To vote in the election you must be a paid-up member as of 31 December 2016. (Note: 31 December is a Saturday: if you wish to join by phoning the station—707 895-2324—please call before close of business, Friday, 30 December.)--Membership start at $25/year (simple living), $50 (regular membership), and on up through monthly (sustaining memberships) in whatever generous amounts you can afford.

Want KZYX archives on demand? Try the new KZYX Jukebox! It works well on your phone too. (Still being tested so offered "as is.")

KZYX Phone Numbers

Business office 707-895-2324

Philo studio 707-895-2448

Willits studio 707-456-9991

Mendocino studio 707-937-5103

KZYX Underwriting

KZYX doesn’t play commercials but we do have underwriting, which is very different from advertising. It is a great way to support KZYX and in exchange we will let our listeners know what goods and services your organization offers.